On the Fly - 2004/03

6 MODEL AVIATION
On the Fly
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2004 AMA Grand Event
The seventh AMA Grand Event will be
held June 18-20 in Evansville, Indiana, at
the hosting Evansville R/C Club’s flying
site (located near Interstate 164), and
attendance is free!
This event provides hands-on modeling
experience for everyone, with activities
such as Radio Control aircraft, cars, and
boats; kite-flying; rockets; and Control
Line. “Make-and-Take” items such as
kites and rockets make this an interactive
event.
The local director and contact for this
event is Steve Parker, (812) 985-9109; Email:
[email protected].
The national coordinator for the AMA
Grand Event is Ilona Maine, 5161 E.
Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302; Tel.: (765)
287-1256, extension 251; Fax: (765) 289-
4248; E-mail: [email protected]. MA
—Carl Maroney
Special Services Director
Wright Brothers Exhibit Opens
The exhibit “From Spinning Tops to
Whirling Props,” which commemorates
Orville and Wilbur Wright’s achievements
in flight, had its grand opening
Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at the
National Model Aviation Museum at AMA
Headquarters in Muncie, Indiana.
The exhibit features a timeline of the
Wrights’ path to their first flight and two
Wright Flyer models. The centerpiece of
the exhibit is a nearly scale replica of the
Wright Flyer on which visitors can lie in
the hip cradle and operate the controls, and
then see their inputs reflected in the
Wright Flyer RCAD (Remotely Controlled
Aircraft Demonstrator).
For pictures and more information
about the exhibit, which will be on display
for approximately two years, visit the
museum Web site at http://modelaircraft.
org/museum/index.asp. MA
New Life Members
The Academy of Model Aeronautics
recently welcomed new Life Members
Robert L. Sharp (L659), Wayne R. Palmer
(L611), George W. Poythress (L384), Bret
A. Givens (L1960), Thomas E. Kallevang
(L292), Ron Sormrude (LHOTWINGS),
Ernie Rabe (L269), and Larry G. Leuschke
(L708).
For information about becoming a Life
Member, contact AMA Headquarters at
(800) 435-9262. MA
—Membership Department